Chasing the Yield
Investing for income through dividends and distributions
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I had only one stock in the green today
What stock is that you might ask? It’s Arrow Financial Corporation (AROW). They were up +0.1% letting me know not everything was a loser today. Sheesh! Arrow Financial Corp (AROW) has a current dividend yield of 3.47% and is rated as “Very Safe” by SimplySafeDividends. I hold AROW in my Low and Medium Yield Portfolios.…
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Having another rough day in the markets
I’m not doing better than the Dow today but I am still out performing the S&P and Nasdaq. Here’s to hoping that people start bargain hunting and bring things up a bit towards the end of the day. Personally I’ve felt the Dow in particular is still double where it should be naturally. Something changed…
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Today I bought 10 shares of Amazon
I know… I know… Amazon is not a dividend stock and the stock price has taken a beating recently. That’s mostly why I decided to spend about $1,100 on 10 shares. The price is depressed about 50% off its all time high. With the recent 20 to 1 split a single share is now more…
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My dividend stocks are out performing the market today
The inflation numbers came out today and the stock market started dropping like a rock. All the indexes are down over 2% with the Nasdaq getting clobbered at 3.27% as of this writing. My three portfolios are down today as well but not nearly to the same extreme as the rest of the stock market.…
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Caterpillar raises dividend by 8.1%
This is Caterpillar’s 28th straight year for increasing their dividend. Caterpillar has restructured its business in recent years and reduced their manufacturing footprint by almost 30%. Streamlining their organization reduces costs and gives them a healthier cash flow. Caterpillar seems to be in a strong position to ride out any potential recession and maintain its…
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Amid current challenges Target hikes dividend 20%
This is why I hold Target in my portfolio. They remain a solid company despite short term difficulties all retailers face. This marks 51 years of consecutive dividend growth. Target on Thursday said its board raised the quarterly dividend to $1.08 from 90 cents previously. The annual payout of $4.32 represents a yield of about…